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Recently, a college professor friend called to ask my advice. One of her students created a PowerPoint presentation for a class project. She wrote the text and used artwork she copied from a Web site to illustrate her presentation. My friend asked if I thought that use of the artwork fell within “fair use” since the … Read more
Copyright law varies around the world. Since I live in the US and am not familiar with copyright laws in other countries, this post will cover the basics of US copyright law. I’m a writer, not a lawyer, so don’t rely on anything I say if you have a legal issue over copyright. My goal … Read more
A post by Jeanne Dininni at Writer’s Notes got me thinking about copyright. She had her work posted on a Web site without permission though the site owner gave her credit and a link to her site. Another piece was actually plagiarized. Be sure to read the ongoing conversation in comments as well as Jeanne’s post. Jeanne … Read more
In this final installment in the freelance writing series, you’ll find lots of advice from freelance writing pros. Getting Started How I Launched My Freelance Writing Career – These are the steps that Melissa Donovan followed to start her business. Make Money from Writing – Debbie Dragon offers freelance writing advice. You have to give your name and e-mail … Read more
You’ve decided to start a freelance writing business and have considered the kind of writing and the niche(s) you want to pursue. Part 1: Learning about the Business Part 2: Choosing What You will Do If you’re like most freelancers, you’ll probably work from home. Although you won’t need to do many of the items in … Read more
Part 1 You want to become a freelance writer – but what kind? And do you want to limit your freelance business to writing? You can be a generalist or specialize in a specific kind of writing or niche. You don’t have to limit your specialty or your niche to only one-you may have several specialties. … Read more
Some time ago, I received an e-mail from a reader who asked: I would love any advice that you could give me, or someone like me, for getting started on a career in writing after many years of doing other things. Recently, a mutual acquaintance referred a lady who wants to start a freelance writing … Read more
In previous posts, I’ve described how I build long-term client relationships. My goal was to provide examples that might be helpful to other freelancers. This final installment in the series will summarize the key points from the previous posts in nine tips: Focus your business on providing services that you enjoy, that you are good at, and … Read more
I’m sharing the story of how I developed a long-term relationship with a hypothetical client, Susan, who is really a composite of several clients. As in the previous post, I’ll share my client experience and intersperse comments about how a long-term client relationship developed. Now that Susan’s book was edited, we discussed the next steps. … Read more
I’ve talked in general about my business model. Now, let’s discuss my long-term relationship with a single client. To maintain client confidentiality, my example will be a hypothetical writer who is a composite of several clients. I’ll share my client experience and intersperse comments about how my actions helped create a long-term client relationship. Susan was … Read more